Where does “Bogurodzica” come from?

Bogurodzica (Polish) comes from Polish Bóg, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Bogurodzica (Polish): Mother of God

Definitions

  1. Mother of God

Ancestry of “Bogurodzica”, step by step

Bogurodzica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Bóg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBógGod
2LatinDeusGod
3Latindẹ̄vos—
4Old Latindeivosgod, deity
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Polish rodzić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrodzićto give birth; to yield, to give a crop; to be...
2Proto-Slavicrodìtito give birth, to bear
3Proto-Slavicrǫdъthorny, prickly; curly, locky
4Proto-Balto-Slavicradásbirth, genus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →